Global headlines capture Benedict's resignation

by Brian Roewe

NCR Today

Benedict Resigns

Each day, the Newseum — the D.C.-based interactive museum of news and history — features its top ten front pages from across the U.S. and around the world. On days when major events unfold, like the first papal resignation in 600 years, it’s not uncommon to see a trend among the sheets.

The papers the Newseum highlighted ranged from Vicenza, Italy (Il Giornale di Vicenza) in Europe, to as far west as Santa Ana, Calif. (The Orange County Register). Southern Hemisphere newspapers making the list included El Espectador in Bogota, Colombia, and Diário da Região from São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.

While all of the ten papers gave papal coverage precedent on the front page, other adjacent stories will be remembered as future generations revisit old editions, ranging from a preview of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address (Journal & Courier, Green Bay Press-Gazette), to a trio New Jersey teachers convicted of sex abuse (Courier-Post), and continued reporting on a bolognaise sauce scandal (The Guardian).